>A small word of caution. When I became a vegetarian several years
>ago, I significantly increased my intake of dairy and soy. It was at
>this point that I became allergic to both. I suspect that I had the
>latent tendency to become allergic, and that the increased
>consumption, somehow kicked my immune system into identifying these
>proteins as foreign. I am now severely allergic to both and cannot
>eat either without either a respiratory reaction or a relapse of
>rheumatoid arthritis, which has been in remission since I stopped
>eating dairy products.
>
>Needless to say, without dairy or soy, being a healthy vegetarian is
>an extremely difficult challenge. I opted for the "healthy" and
>dropped the "vegetarian."
i never had this problem, and i don't do dairy.
zenzele (complete veggie)